Lacrosse: Katz caps comeback with OT goal as Westborough boys win

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Apr 17, 2014 at 10:53 PMApr 17, 2014 at 11:48 PM

Sophomore midfielder Charlie Katz scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as Westborough rallied from a six-goal deficit with six minutes left in the fourth quarter for a thrilling 12-11 victory at Groton-Dunstable in a Midland A boys lacrosse match on Thursday.

Sophomore midfielder Charlie Katz scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as Westborough rallied from a six-goal deficit with six minutes left in the fourth quarter for a thrilling 12-11 victory at Groton-Dunstable in a Midland A boys lacrosse match on Thursday.

Westborough (4-1, Midland A) trailed 11-5 when sophomore Max McGourty came off the bench to win seven straight faceoffs and spark the comeback.Mike Gallo had two goals and two assists, Jack Pierce netted three goals, Kyle Lemackand Jake Foster scored two goals apiece and Connor Joyce added a goal for the Rangers, who trailed 6-3 at the half.ALGONQUIN 19, NORTH MIDDLESEX 3: Senior attack Mike Wood recorded eight goals and five assists, as visiting Algonquin (4-2, 4-1) rolled past Midland A opponent North Middlesex.Freshman attack Zach Skowronek tallied four goals and junior midfielder Paul Luongo added two goals and two assists for the Tomahawks.HUDSON 6, OAKMONT 5 (OT): Sophomore midfielder Tyler Casey scored two goals, including the game winner 30 seconds into overtime, as host Hudson (2-1 overall, Mid-Wach B) edged league foe Oakmont.Hawks junior goalie Jake Frazier made 12 saves in the win.MARLBOROUGH 13, TYNGSBOROUGH 7: Matt Gatzunis had a monster game in net with 30 saves to lead the Panthers (2-1) to a win over Tyngsborough.Billy Doherty had six goals to pace the Marlborough offense. Jason Plaunt had three goals and two assists, while Joe Gilchrest added two goals and three assists for the Panthers.ASHLAND 12, AMSA 1: Eric Anderson and Greg Butler each scored their first varsity goals for Ashland (6-3) in a non-league win over AMSA (0-5).Dillon Martin had three goals and an assist. He also played goalie in the second half and made seven saves. Alex O'Neil also scored for the Clockers.Alex Fricker scored a goal in the first quarter for AMSA to tie it 1-1. AMSA goalie Sam Mahler finished with 12 saves.FRANKLIN 8, MANSFIELD 7: Trailing 6-5 after three quarters, Franklin (7-2 overall, 5-2 league) scored the first three goals of the fourth quarter and held on for the Hockomock League win over Mansfield.Jack Vail had three goals and two assists, and Kyle Lundgren and Austin Kent each had two goals and an assist for Franklin. Kyle Philbert added a pair of assists and was strong on faceoffs, Connor Trainor had six saves in net, and Mike Sullivan, Alec Borkowski and Tyler Garland played strong defense for the Panthers.CANTON 7, MILFORD 0: Goalie Owen Mulcahey had a strong game with 13 saves but the offense fell flat in a loss for Milford (2-4 overall, 1-3 Hockomock League) in a league match against Canton.WELLESLEY 18, MILTON 0: Kerry Lyne netted five goals and added two assists, and John Caraviello had three goals and two assists as Wellesley (4-2, 3-1 BSC) beat host Milton in a Bay State Conference match.NEWTON NORTH 10, FRAMINGHAM 6: Senior attack Jake Cotton tallied two goals and an assist for Framingham, but the Flyers (4-3, 3-2) fell to Bay State Conference opponent Newton North.Classmate Kevin Parker was a standout defensively for Framingham and sophomore goalie Kyle Mascioli made nine saves in his second varsity start.TRI-COUNTY 5, UPPER CAPE 4: With Tri-County down 4-3, senior attack C.J. Pinette tied the game with 2 ½ minutes left man-down and classmate attack Collin Spillane scored the game-winner with 40 seconds left to give the Cougars (4-2, 4-1) a thrilling Mayflower Large victory over Upper Cape.Pintette and Spillane each scored twice for the Cougars, with Spillane also notching an assist. Junior Danny McLaughlin made nine saves for T-C in the win.VALLEY TECH 8, ASSABET 0: Senior long stick midfielder Nic Wojnar tallied two goals to go with three assists and eight ground balls, as visiting Valley Tech (4-2) blanked Assabet (4-1) in a Colonial Athletic League contest.Senior attacks Ryder Hendriks (assist) and Bailey Leacy, as well as junior attack Ryan Manz, added two goals apiece for the Beavers, who got 16 saves from senior goalie Griffin Boyle.GirlsFRAMINGHAM 15, NEWTON NORTH 12: Kristin Wilder and Kate Kelly scored five goals each to pace Framingham (3-4 overall, 3-2 BSC) past Newton North in a Bay State Conference match.Molly Covarrubias added four goals for the Flyers and goalie Aileen Kelly made 12 saves in the win.WELLESLEY 15, MILTON 5: Sophomore Sophie Vernon had four goals and an assist to lead Wellesley (3-4, 3-2 BSC) to a Bay State Conference victory over visiting Milton.WESTBOROUGH 15, GROTON-DUNSTABLE 10: Freshman midfielder Nicole Foster scored five goals and classmate midfielder Olivia Weckweth tallied two goals and three assists, as host Westborough (4-2, 4-1) knocked off Midland A foe Groton-Dunstable.Senior midfielder Mia Natale, junior midfielder Samantha Weckwerth, and sophomore attack Sarah Bracey added two goals apiece for the Rangers.MEDWAY 14, WESTON 11: Junior midfielder Sam Walker scored six goals, as host Medway (6-3) knocked off Weston in a non-league contest.Senior midfielder Kelsey Bittig added two goals and an assist for the Mustangs and sophomore goalie Kailyn Lapham made six saves in the win.ALGONQUIN 18, NORTH MIDDLESEX 4: Stephanie McGobern, Maggie Wraight and Julia Insani had three goals each to lead the Tomahawks (4-0 overall, 4-0 Mid-Wach A).Bella Rino was solid in net for Algonquin with eight saves.CANTON 15, MILFORD 12: Gabrielle Vasile scored three goals, including the 100th of her career, but it wasn't enough for Milford (3-3 overall, 2-3 Hockomock League) in a league loss to Canton.Vasile scored all three of her goals in the first half, to help the Scarlet Hawks take a 10-8 lead at intermission. Olivia Overdahl had five goals and an assist for Milford and goalie Samantha Faucher made 19 saves.WAYLAND 13, MANCHESTER-ESSEX 8: Senior attack Amy Cunningham had six goals and two assists to pace Wayland (5-0-1) past Manchester-Essex in a non-league match.Junior goalie Anna Downs made 10 saves in the victory.TYNGSBORO 13, MARLBOROUGH 12: Mackenzie Little scored five goals but Marlborough (4-2 overall, 2-2 Midland B) fell just short against Tyngsboro.Nikki Carter and Sarah Hanrahan had two goals each for the Panthers. Goalie McDonough made eight saves.

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